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People > Urban and rural Stats: compare key data on Switzerland & United States

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  • Female rural population: Total number of females living in rural areas by country.
  • Female urban population: Total number of females living in urban areas by country.
  • Females living in cities proper: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
  • Male rural population: Total number of males living in rural areas by country.
  • Male urban population: Total number of males living in urban areas by country.
  • Male urban population per thousand people: Total number of males living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Males living in cities proper: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
  • Males living in cities proper per thousand people: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Males living in urban agglomerations per thousand people: Total number of males living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
  • Population living in urban agglomerations: Total population living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
  • Rural population: Total population living in rural areas by country.
  • Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Urban population: Total population living in urban areas by country.
  • Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Females living in cities proper per thousand people: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Females living in urban agglomerations: Total number of females living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
  • Females living in urban agglomerations per thousand people: Total number of females living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Male rural population per thousand people: Total number of males living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Female urban population per thousand people: Total number of females living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Population living in urban agglomerations per thousand people: Total population living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Female rural population per thousand people: Total number of females living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Males living in urban agglomerations: Total number of males living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
STAT Switzerland United States HISTORY
Female rural population 1.04 million
Ranked 39th.
29.41 million
Ranked 3rd. 28 times more than Switzerland

Female urban population 2.97 million
Ranked 30th.
127.55 million
Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Switzerland

Females living in cities proper 189,938
Ranked 14th. 84% more than United States
103,121
Ranked 24th.

Male rural population 1.04 million
Ranked 39th.
30.08 million
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Switzerland

Male urban population 2.86 million
Ranked 31st.
121.7 million
Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Switzerland

Male urban population per thousand people 361.14
Ranked 14th.
393.43
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Switzerland

Males living in cities proper 184,985.5
Ranked 14th. Twice as much as United States
92,855
Ranked 27th.

Males living in cities proper per thousand people 23.38
Ranked 19th. 78 times more than United States
0.3
Ranked 51st.

Males living in urban agglomerations per thousand people 74.95
Ranked 5th. 102 times more than United States
0.736
Ranked 5th.
Population living in cities proper 2.8 million
Ranked 21st.
85.41 million
Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Switzerland

Population living in urban agglomerations 1.2 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
429,882
Ranked 3rd.
Rural population 2.08 million
Ranked 47th.
59.49 million
Ranked 5th. 29 times more than Switzerland

Rural population per thousand people 262.95
Ranked 52nd. 37% more than United States
192.33
Ranked 67th.

Urban population 5.83 million
Ranked 37th.
249.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Switzerland

Urban population per thousand people 737.05
Ranked 18th.
805.79
Ranked 17th. 9% more than Switzerland

Females living in cities proper per thousand people 24.01
Ranked 19th. 72 times more than United States
0.333
Ranked 51st.

Females living in urban agglomerations 603,265
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
222,073
Ranked 3rd.
Females living in urban agglomerations per thousand people 76.24
Ranked 5th. 97 times more than United States
0.787
Ranked 5th.
Male rural population per thousand people 131.74
Ranked 45th. 35% more than United States
97.25
Ranked 61st.

Female urban population per thousand people 375.91
Ranked 18th.
412.36
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Switzerland

Population living in urban agglomerations per thousand people 151.19
Ranked 5th. 99 times more than United States
1.52
Ranked 6th.
Female rural population per thousand people 131.21
Ranked 45th. 38% more than United States
95.08
Ranked 60th.

Males living in urban agglomerations 593,017
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
207,809
Ranked 3rd.

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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